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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1925
Page
4
Residual quips reflect public moods on taxes, trespass, sleep, traffic signs, and disaster tolls. Amid varied concerns, seven years of European talks end with a gesture of reconciliation while towns face storms, crime, and daily temptations in the consumer age.
The article urges young women to be cautious about chance acquaintances and not rely on formal rules from the past. It warns that many dangers lie ahead and that girls should heed home guidance over worldly, easy flings that may lead to sorrow. It stresses the value of sensible judgment and protecting reputation.
Depositors across the country drawing out Christmas savings earned through prudent forethought and thrift. The clubs reveal a new habit of regular saving, proving many can set aside funds without hardship and progress toward financial independence.
In past times strict introductions governed male female interactions. The article notes newer free courting trends with rides and dances, suggesting both opportunities and risks as young people stray from parental guidance seeking independence.
Dartmouth president Dr. E H Hopkins condemns sports spectators for harsh treatment of players after losses. He argues fans lionize winners while branding losers as cowards, urging courteous conduct and fair play. He says true winners gain character from hard fought contests, not just from the scoreboard.
The Hegewisch Ford plant runs 479 cars daily six days a week mostly enclosed body cars. With 2,800 workers and favorable weather, output could rise to 600 cars daily by spring as material shortages ease and Detroit fabricated parts become available.
Mountain glaciers in the Rocky and Selkirk mountains of Canada number in the thousands, typically 50 to 100 square miles of snowfield. All glaciers are retreating, leaving old tree covered moraines. A notable example is the Medlewaet glacier on the Coltuubla river.
With 11 000 entries expected, the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago runs Nov 28 to Dec 5. 2045 cattle 1000 sheep 1045 swine and 425 draft horses will be shown by about 500 exhibitors from 30 states and 4 Canadian provinces. A Grain Show features a miniature rebuilt southern Indiana farm and corn type displays. The Meats Shop from the National Live Stock and Meat Board and experimental carcass exhibits from agriculture colleges highlight the event. Evening events include a Horse Show parades polo games and Belle Beach exhibitions.
The text notes under Mohammedan law a man bears responsibility for his children born inside or outside wedlock. Nasreddin Shah, ruler of Persia in the mid 1800s, is reputed to have fathered 3000 children, all of whom he reportedly married off or given jobs.
The first US electric street car ran in Cleveland, operated with East Cleveland Railroad on July 26, 1884. The route started at Garden Street near Willson, then to New Street and Quincy Street.
The International Geodetic and Physical Union states Earth’s equatorial diameter is 7 926.678 miles and polar diameter 7 899.964 miles.
A canopic vase is a conical terra cotta vase closed with a human head top used to hold viscera of embalmed bodies. The term also describes a similar vase found in Etruscan tombs.
Popular Mechanics reports a method to form a plant by grafting cinnamon or clove onto a European holy basil. The resulting plant is said to kill any mosquito that touches it.
The Dead Letter Office dates to 1825 with congressional action requiring postmasters to publish quarterly lists of letters remaining undelivered and to forward those that cannot be delivered to the Post Office Department in Washington.
As railroads add sleeping cars in India they provide no porter service. Instead travelers may hire bearers on all trains to tend bedding and keep compartments orderly.
The text notes that in 1880 per capita steel use in the United States was 56 pounds. It states that due to modern industrial development the amount required per person now reaches about 755 pounds per ton.
A Capper's Weekly quip ridicules a henpecked husband who hopes the Bible says the meek shall inherit the earth yet would settle for one hook in the clothes closet. The remark plays on gender roles and domestic humor.
Uncle Eben laments betting on horse races saying there is no satisfaction in gambling. He notes that bettors either wish they had not bet or wished they had placed larger bets, reflecting a common gambler’s remorse quoted by the Washington Star.
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